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Troy Dangerfield

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    September 29, 2011

    Local Genius Shoots Himself in the Foot -- Literally

    ​Shootings in the Mission District are a common occurrence. What's not so common is a shooting where the suspect is also the victim. A 22-year-old man who is barred by the courts from possessing a gun appears to have gotten his hand on a firearm and accidentally shot himself in the foot, according ... More >>

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    September 26, 2011

    Missing iPhone 5: SFPD Wants Surveillance Video from Bar Where Apple Employee Lost Device

    ​San Francisco police have reportedly asked the owners of Cava Bar in the Mission -- the spot where an Apple employee supposedly lost a prototype of the unreleased iPhone 5  -- for surveillance footage as part of an internal investigation regarding the SFPD's questionable search into the miss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Jogging Man Offers $400,000 for Baby Boy in Stroller

    M Glasgow via Flickr Not for sale!​A new mother was walking her baby boy around Lake Merced one recent afternoon when she got the most unexpected proposal from a man jogging: To buy her baby."He says to her, 'what a beautiful baby, how would you like to sell him for $400,000 cash?'" Lieutenant Tro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    SFPD Launches 'Internal Investigation' into Controversial Search for Missing iPhone 5

    ​It appears that the police officers and Apple security employees who stoked a tech-industry scandal with their controversial search for a lost device rumored to be the unreleased iPhone 5 will themselves be the object of law-enforcement scrutiny.The San Francisco Police Department has launched an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Lost iPhone 5: Bernal Heights Man Says Visitors Impersonating Police Searched His Home (Exclusive)

    ​A Bernal Heights man says that six officials claiming to be San Francisco Police officers questioned him and searched his family's home in July for a lost iPhone 5 prototype they asserted had been traced to the residence using GPS technology.The man's statements to SF Weekly in an exclusive inter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Lost iPhone 5 Update: Police 'Assisted' Apple Investigators in Search of SF Man's Home

    ​The bizarre saga involving a lost prototype of the iPhone 5 has taken another interesting turn. Contradicting past statements that no records exist of police involvement in the search for the lost prototype, San Francisco Police Department spokesman Lt. Troy Dangerfield now tells SF Weekly that " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Andrew Vargas Arrested in Hit-and-Run That Critically Injures 9-Year-Old Boy

    Pedestrian hit​Update 1:45 p.m.: Police said they arrested 21-year-old Andrew Vargas on suspicion of driving under the influence. He has been booked on felony charges for hit and run.  Read more after the jump. Hayward police detained the driver they believe hit a San Francisco boy last night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Alex Trebek, Jeopardy! Host, Injured While Chasing Robber at S.F. Hotel

    Playing games by day, chasing robbers by night ​Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is on crutches after he fell and hurt his ankle while chasing down a female who had broken into his San Francisco hotel room and stole from him. According to media outlets, the woman entered his hotel room at about 2:30 a.m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Nancy Ho, Cyclist Hit in SOMA Yesterday, Dies

    Cyclist dies​The cyclist who was hit by a truck yesterday morning as she rode along Mission and Fremont streets died last night. Medical authorities identified the victim as 25-year-old Nancy Ho, a San Francisco resident. Ho was hit yesterday at about 8:04 a.m. when she made an illegal left-hand t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Update: Cyclist Hit Near the Embarcadero Made an Illegal Turn

    Cyclist killed​Update 2 p.m.: Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield told us that the 25-year-old Asian woman is still in critical condition after being hit by a food delivery truck this morning. He said the cyclist made an illegal left hand turn in front of the truck when she was hit. The woman, who was not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    UCSF Shuttle Crash: Vehicle Had No Seat Belts

    UCSFDr. Kevin Mack​UPDATE: Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield tells SF Weekly that witnesses said the shuttle driver ran a red light. Yesterday, we delivered the sad news about Kevin Mack, a UCSF psychiatrist who was killed in a major car crash. Mack was on his way to work when a big rig collided with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Pink Saturday Shooting: Two Teens in Jail

    Terrell Blay ​UPDATE: Police arrested Terrell Blay, 18, of San Francisco in connection with the Saturday night shooting. He has been charged with felony weapon and gang charges. Police also arrested a 16-year-old on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and gang charges. Original story 7:45 a. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Body Found Floating in San Francisco Marina

    Body found​Updated at 9:55 a.m.:SF Weekly's Matt Smith reports from the Marina, where he spoke to SFPD Lt. Troy Dangerfield: "This is a homicide scene. At 6:37 a.m. somebody discovered the body of a 19-year-old white male in the Marina. Police have not yet connected the trail of blood to the body. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Man Sets Himself on Fire At Adult Bookstore

    burning man -- literally ​Police are investigating a bizarre burning man case, no, not the event, involving a man who apparently lit himself on fire last night. Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield said that the man was watching a movie inside an adult book store at Sixth and Mission streets at about 6:30 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Andy Zeng, Teen Found Murdered, Mourned by 'Shocked' Classmates

    Mourning Andy Zeng​Counselors at Thurgood Marshall Academy High School are organizing grief sessions for friends of 16-year-old Andy Zeng, who was found murdered over the weekend, according to media outlets. Police found Zeng's body with a gunshot wound and doused in gasoline at about 4:30 a.m. on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Andy Zeng, 16, Found Dead Inside Home; Homicide No. 20

    Possible homicide​A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of killing 16-year-old Andy Zeng, according to police.Police were called to the 2100 block of Queseda Avenue at about 4:30 a.m. on Sunday on reports of a suicide.When they arrived they fond Zeng's body inside the home where he does ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Pot Busts Are a High Priority for Cops -- But They Shouldn't Be

    Waiting for Godot to fire up a joint​It's long been the desire of voters and San Francisco lawmakers that the city's peace officers enforce all other crimes before busting adults smoking pot. In light of this, it's hard for pot advocates to figure out why undercover police spent 30 minutes on Marc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    SFPD Perjury Scandal: 'Police, Lies, and Videotape'

    Public Defender Jeff Adachi​The San Francisco Police Department said it would expand its review of alleged officer misconduct in several narcotics arrests after defense attorneys revealed more video footage today they say contradicts sworn statements made by officers in police reports.It was the t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Bayview Man Shot to Death, Homicide No. 9

    Another homicide​San Francisco had another homicide last night when a man was shot to death in the Bayview District. Police have not yet identified the victim. At about 1:30 a.m., the victim and another man were shot inside a home on the 1600 block of Kirkwood Avenue, said Lt. Troy Dangerfield. Po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    San Francisco Could Be Liable for Any Injuries in Bait Car Sting

    Creating a liability for the city?​In the wake of the police's collaboration with the Bait Car reality TV program, disgruntled people caught on the show are now threatening lawsuits. We've blogged about truTV being sued for defamation from someone claiming they never signed a release for his image ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    'In-Law-Type Situation' Leads to Stab Wound

    Another Christmas at home...​Many a holiday reveler has lamented that time with the in-laws can be a pain in the neck. Sadly, for a San Francisco family, that is literally the truth. A violent argument police described as an "in-law-type situation" led to one man spending the night in the hospital ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Stabbing Victim Takes Refuge in Bar

    ​The bartender could be forgiven for telling the drunk banging on the door at 2:20 a.m. to get moving. But when the drunk returned five minutes later and pounded on the door with more fervor, something told the barkeep this was no joke. Good thing he opened the door -- the man outside had been sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Cable Car Operator Fighting For Life After Stabbing

    ​The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office moments ago told SF Weekly that the cable car operator critically stabbed in a bizarre attack yesterday remains among the living. George Huong, 32, was quickly arrested for attempted murder following the afternoon stabbing that left the yet-unnamed driv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2010

    George Huong Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Cable Car Operator

    ​The man arrested earlier today for allegedly knifing a cable car driver is 32-year-old George Huong. In a bizarre incident reported at 4:18 p.m., Huong purportedly stabbed the operator at Mason and Jackson, leaving the victim fighting for his life. Just nine minutes later, police tracked down Huo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    'Machine gun'used in 101 California Shootings seen in Potrero Hill

    Not quite the scene in Potrero, but close?​Alarm swept through The Snitch's world headquarters today, when we read a report in which San Francisco police warned of a suspect toting a "machine gun" in Potrero Hill.A 29-year old man was robbed at gunpoint at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on 23rd Street near ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Drunk Man Spins Fantastic Carjacking Tale

    On overly protective sibling is accused of robbing a man's car and smashing it up. It's complicated. ​A man enjoying a night out at a bar told police he was carjacked at gunpoint and either forced into the vehicle for a horrifying drive through the Mission or chased his purloined car on foot. He's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Cops Ban Kids From 'Family-Friendly Festival'

    Melissa de Mata www.melissademata.comNo circus for you kids!​Talk about your nanny state. An event that was billed as a "family-friendly celebration of all things fun and cyclical" was downgraded to an adults-only event Saturday morning after police informed organizers of the Tour de Fat bicycle g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Lemonade Stands Planned By Sit-Lie Opponents

    Robert BrustYou don't need a sit-lie law to shut down lemonade stands, it turns out​Opponents of Gavin Newsom's proposed sit-lie law have announced a plan to demonstrate how innocuous people will be menaced by the mayor's legislation. On Sept. 25, hordes of politicos will take to the streets -- an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Dennis Wayne Dixon Shot Dead in Bayview Home Invasion

    ​A pair of men have been arrested and following the shooting of 57-year-old Dennis Wayne Dixon in the door of his home in the 2000 block of Palou at around 11 p.m. last night. The assailants then beat and tied up Dixon's stepson, Dejon, whom police say they had been knocking on the door and demand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Police Investigating O'Farrell Death Plunge As Attempted Murder-Suicide-Arson

    ​The San Francisco police are investigating the blaze that put one man in the hospital and may have led to a woman leaping or falling to her death out of the upscale Trinity Towers Apartments as an attempted murder-suicide by way of arson. The woman, who has not yet been identified by the city's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Copper Wire Thefts Leave City Powerless -- Literally

    The path to riches, or premature death -- or both? ​Scrap dealers on the lookout for a stolen 600-pound church bell can now keep their eyes peeled for more hot metal -- the city is undergoing a spate of copper wiring thefts. San Francisco Police have been called in to at least a dozen copper wire ... More >>

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    August 25, 2010

    'BBQ Tool' Used in San Francisco Stabbing Attack

    Perhaps 'Clue' should have included BBQ tools in its weaponry?​Last night in San Francisco, the weather was a breezy 90 degrees -- absolutely perfect for an outdoor cookout. Apparently one woman in the Tenderloin had other plans for her barbecue paraphernalia.A 47-year-old woman named Gay Brandies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Jordan Anderson, 26, Killed in Predawn Tumble from Roof

    ​A 26-year-old man fell to his death from the roof of a four-story apartment on the 2100 block of Bush Street in what police believe may have been a drunken mishap. Jordan Anderson apparently stepped backwards off the side of the building at Bush and Fillmore while hanging out on the roof with a g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Mechthild Schroeer, German Tourist, Shot Dead in Theater District

    ​12:03 a.m. Monday: The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office has confirmed that the woman shot to death in Sunday night's theater district melee is Mechthild Schroeer, a 50-year-old tourist from Minden, Germany. Two other shooting victims suffered "non life-threatening injuries," according to S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Two More Suspects Arrested in San Francisco IRS Shooting

    Don't mess with the IRS...​Two more alleged muggers are under arrest in the unusual case of an armed IRS agent shooting down her purported attackers. In addition to the alleged robber hospitalized Thursday morning after taking a bullet to the torso, San Francisco Police announce they've now arrest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    San Francisco Cops Shut Down Kids' Lemonade Stand (PIC)

    Robert BrustMove along, nothing to sell here...​The law is the law -- come what may. So when the police sergeant in this photo gave the heave-ho to dozens of bell-ringing Mexican ice cream vendors during yesterday's San Francisco Symphony event at Dolores Park -- bell-ringing and classical music d ... More >>

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    July 23, 2010

    Muni Mechanic Edmund King Busted, Charged in Transfer-Selling Sting

    ​The San Francisco Police Department today announced it netted Muni mechanic Edmund King in a sting operation targeting the theft of stolen and illegally resold late-night transfers. The July 15 sting culminated an operation initiated in March by the SFPD Muni task force; Along with King, who alle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Video of Baby Carriage-Pushing Woman's Rough Arrest Triggers S.F. Police Probe

    ​A video of San Francisco Police either throwing or pushing a profanity-spewing, baby carriage-pushing woman to the pavement during her Sunday arrest has led to a probe of the officer involved. The footage was posted briefly on YouTube before being removed. You can see the video after the jump, ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    San Francisco Police Seize Hundreds of Pounds of Pot in Series of Raids

    ​Cops' haul: 175 pounds of marijuana, 222 plants. The San Francisco Police Department busted a growhouse in Laurel Heights, and trucked away more than 100 pounds of marijuana. Following that raid, police also hit a home on 43rd Avenue in the Richmond in what may be a related growing operation. Two ... More >>

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    June 28, 2010

    Alleged Shooter ID'd in Castro Rampage that Killed Stephen Powell

    ​The man San Francisco Police believe is responsible for loosing a barrage of gunfire Saturday in the Castro that killed Stephen Powell, wounded two others, and sent Gay Pride revelers ducking for cover is 20-year-old San Franciscan Ed Perkins.

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